Bigfork Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2017 – 2018 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2016
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
600 Commerce St
Bigfork, MT 59911
Phone
(406) 837-7412
District
BIGFORK ELEM
County
FLATHEAD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
436
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Montana

8

(10 is best)

Better than 75.3% of MT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

8

(10 is best)

Bigfork Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 61 50
Proficiency in Reading 64 49
Proficiency in Math 57 50

Grade 4

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 54 48
Proficiency in Reading 64 49
Proficiency in Math 44 46

Grade 5

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 56 48
Proficiency in Reading 74 54
Proficiency in Math 37 43

Grade 6

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 55 45
Proficiency in Reading 67 49
Proficiency in Math 42 41

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

Class Size
AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL 14.88
AVG FOR DISTRICT 14.65
AVG FOR STATE 13.94
AVG FOR NATION 16.50
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 70 16.1%
Grade 1 56 12.8%
Grade 2 63 14.4%
Grade 3 60 13.8%
Grade 4 61 14.0%
Grade 5 63 14.4%
Grade 6 63 14.4%
Total 436 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.5% 92.3% 81.5%
Black 1.2% 1.2% 0.9%
Hispanic 5.2% 5.1% 4.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.7% 0.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.7% 12.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 47.5% 48.5% 45.4%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 37.4% 38.3% 39.8%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 10.1% 10.1% 5.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 5,991 1,062,305
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 45.5 7
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.4% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 16.2% 31.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 32.5% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 31.4% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,665 423,240
Single Parent Households With Children 3.1% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.3% 93.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.2% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.3% 8.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.8% 12.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 12.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.1% 19.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.7% 19.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.2% 16.2%
$15,000 or less 10.5% 11.7%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,484 $3,114,912 60.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $560 $318,080 6.2%
Staff $162 $92,016 1.8%
General Administration $257 $145,976 2.8%
School Administration $519 $294,792 5.7%
Operation $775 $440,200 8.5%
Transportation $544 $308,992 6.0%
Other $206 $117,008 2.3%
Total Support $3,023 $1,717,064 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $583 $331,144 6.4%
Total Expenditures $9,090 $5,163,120 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,611 $970,381,380 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $641 $94,132,561 5.1%
Staff $409 $60,015,637 3.2%
General Administration $353 $51,760,480 2.8%
School Administration $608 $89,259,700 4.8%
Operation $1,115 $163,682,155 8.8%
Transportation $521 $76,422,586 4.1%
Other $305 $44,820,513 2.4%
Total Support $3,952 $580,102,912 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,064 $303,023,043 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,627 $1,853,503,127 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,187 $370,071,182,734 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $632 $32,552,249,701 4.6%
Staff $522 $26,871,170,551 3.8%
General Administration $218 $11,205,514,316 1.6%
School Administration $643 $33,118,729,386 4.7%
Operation $1,057 $54,423,429,117 7.7%
Transportation $497 $25,596,058,378 3.6%
Other $416 $21,407,079,047 3.0%
Total Support $3,984 $205,172,626,109 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,638 $135,865,864,952 19.1%
Total Expenditures $13,810 $711,111,010,069 100.0%

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